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In this week\u2019s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Meredith Fowlie, an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a faculty director of the Energy Institute at Haas. Fowlie and coauthors recently published a working paper on the causes and implications of high electricity prices in the state of California. These high prices burden low-income households and pose a hurdle to reducing emissions through the electrification of transportation, heating, and other sectors. In today\u2019s episode, Fowlie describes proposals for reforming electricity pricing in California in ways that address this complex and evolving challenge.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cDesigning Electricity Rates for an Equitable Energy Transition\u201d by Severin Borenstein, Meredith Fowlie, and James Sallee; https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/WP314.pdf\n\n\u201cCompetitors to lithium-ion batteries in the grid storage market\u201d episode of the Voltscast podcast with David Roberts; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/competitors-to-lithium-ion-batteries-in-grid-storage/id1548554104?i=1000521809537\n\n\u201cTimber Wars\u201d podcast from Oregon Public Broadcasting; https://www.opb.org/show/timberwars/\n\n\u201cResources Radio\u201d podcast from Resources for the Future; https://www.resources.org/resources-radio/\n\n\u201cWhy Animals Don\u2019t Get Lost\u201d by Kathryn Schulz; https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/05/why-animals-dont-get-lost